In October 1976, together with my partner
Paul de Senneville, we were searching for a
talented young pianist and were overwhelmed
to discover Richard Clayderman's exceptional
musical talent matched by a pleasing
personality; very much reflected in his
appearance. Very soon we were to learn that
the public shared our enthusiasm and
justified our conviction. Demand for
Richard's albums and concert appearances
spread from France, to the rest of Europe,
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa
and South America.
In September 1982 the British public were
introduced to Richard Clayderman through a
two minute TV commercial and in less than a
year they responded by buying over one
million of his albums. His early concert
appearances at the Royal Albert Hall and an
extensive British tour were all totally sold
out and at each appearance Richard was
accorded a rapturous reception. Last year
[1984] Richard was introduced to the
American public and to one on his most
ardent fans, Nancy Reagan.
In January 1985 Richard embarked on this,
his most ambitious musical project to date;
an album of the world's most popular
classical piano pieces, introducing several
modern works made popular through British
films including, The Warsaw Concerto,
Cornish Rhapsody and The Dream of Olwen. We
were honoured that the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra accepted Richard's invitation to
take part in the recordings. Richard's
father had been a music teacher and had
brought Richard up with a classical music
background so Richard was well equipped to
give these recordings his own distinctive
approach. Concert performances and TV
appearances were kept to a minimum to allow
Richard to concentrate on producing what we
believe to be his most important recording
to date. I hope you agree and that this
album gives you many years of enjoyment.
Olivier Toussaint
Producer and Personal Manager to Richard
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